"But I need to feed my soul!" My dad always blew me off when I tried to warn him about eating too much meat. My younger siblings pushed their vegetables off their plates when I wasn't looking. It felt hopeless trying to convince my family to eat healthier. Munching on a leaf of kale, I sat across the dinner table from my parents, listening to their comments about my eating habits while rolling my eyes. My mom started saying, "I...

"Multiple complaints have been reported about your downright hostile behavior on social media, regarding you being unsupportive of our club's annual canned food drive for the past few days," the Senior Men and Women Coordinator warned me in the middle of class, looking sternly at me. Two days ago, I had posted a Facebook status encouraging students to donate vegetables instead of meat at my school's canned food drive. I reasoned that since processed meats have cancerous effects, and that...